Mattress border



J. M. ELDREDGE. MATATRESS BORDER. APPLICATION FILED .IULYZI, 192!- 1,413,571 n e Apr. 25, 1 22.

llVl/E/VTOR J. M. Eldredge,

' .TUDSQN MOORE ELDREDGE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

MATTRESS BORDER.

Application filed July 21,

To all whomit may concern:

Be, it known that I, JUDsoN Moons EL- DREDGE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattress Borders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to mattresses, and more particularly to a border therefor, a purpose of my invention belng the provision of a mattress border adapted to be made independently of the mattress and constructed to prevent longitudinal or traverse stretching thereof so that when applied to the mattress it functions to pre-' vent stretching of the mattress in any direction so that the original dimensions of themattress are maintained.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide a mattress border of extremely sim ple and inexpensive construction and which when applied to the mattress provides the roll edge and improves generally the appearance of the mattress.

I will describe one form of mattress border embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features'thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing in perspective a mattress having applied thereto the mattress bordcr embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional perspective view of the mattress shown in Figure 1, with portions thereof broken away to reveal the construction of the border.

Referring specifically to the drawings, in which similar reference characters refer to v similar parts, my invention in its present embodiment comprises a strip of fabric of sufficient length to completely encompass the edge of a mattress and of awidth suflicient to allow of the longitudinal folding thereof upon itself to provide an inner wall 15 and an outer wall 16 between which are interposed strings or ribs R and B. These strings or ribs are co-extensive in length with the strip of fabric and are preferably arranged at regular intervals with respect to the width of the strip. In thepresent instance the ribs R are disposed along the upper and lower edges of the border. while the ribs R are disposed equal distances from the ribs R and from each other so as to reinforce the intermediate portion of the. border. The ribs are formed of any suitable verse stretching of the mattress.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 25 192%.

1921. Serial N0. 486,459.

material such as paper, cord or the like, and the several ribs are confined in their respective positions between the walls 15 and 16 of the strip by securing the latter to each other throu h the medium of sizing-or other suitable adhesive material so that in the finished article the ribs will be positively secured in their original positions to thoroughly reinforce the border against longitudinal stretching.

In the manufacture of the mattress border, one side of the fabric is coated with sizing whereupon the ribs are placed upon the adhesive side of the strip at such points that when the strip is folded longitudinally at points spaced from its edges. the ribs will occupy the positions shown in Figure 2 and the edges of the strip will overlap each other at the center of the inner side of the border. By virtue of the adhesive material the inner and outer walls 15 and 16 of the border will be firml r secured to each other, and the several ribs and R will be secured in their proper positions between the walls.

In the application of the border to a mattress, the edges 17 and 18 of the top side and bottom side of the mattress are arranged in overlapped relation with respect to the upper and lower edges of the border. They are then secured to' the border by means of stitching as indicated in Figure 2 so that the edges 17 and 18 are in embracing position with respect to the ribs R thus providing the desirable rolled edge of the mattress. As previously stated the border ex-. tends completely around the edge of the mattress and at the corners of the mattress the border is bent at right angles which obviously necessitates the bending of the several ribs.

In this applied position of the border the several ribs R and R at the side edges of the mattress serve to prevent longitudinal stretching of the mattress, and at the end edges of the mattress serve to prevent trans- It will therefore be manifest that by virtue of the inelasticity of the border, the mattress is secured against both longitudinal and transverse stretching so that the original dimensions of the mattress is maintained.

The particular reinforcing ribs shown are formed of stout paper twisted into cable form, this being a commercial article on the market, and the inner walls of the border extending from the upper edge downwardly and from the lower edge upwardly form what may be termed flaps fitted on the inner sides of the reinforcing ribs and as described the ribs in position and also preventing any untwistirn of the twisted paper rib should the adhesive fail at any point.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of mattress border embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A mattress border comprising a strip of fabric of a width in excess of the finished border and folded upon itself to provide inner and outer walls the ends of the inner wall overlapping and held closely together, and reinforcing means such as cords rigidly held to and between said walls and adapted. to prevent stretching of the finished border.

2. A mattress border comprising a strip of fabric of a width in excess of that of the finished border and folded upon itself whereby to provide inner and outer walls,

" the inner wall being composed of upper and lower sections extending toward and overlapping each other and longitudinal reinforcing cords between the inner and outer said adhesive face at laterally spaced intervals, said sheet folded upon itself around the outer ribs to form the top and bottom rolls of the mattress, the folded flaps overlapping and adhering together and to the body portion of the border, and to the intermediate reinforcing ribs and securing them to the body portion.

JUDSON MOORE ELDREDGE. 

